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Mo Bamba is a player a lot of NBA fans are excited to see in the upcoming season. Though he’s just a rookie, the Orlando Magic big man has big plans for his professional career. In fact, Bamba says his goal is to reach the Hall of Fame, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. […]

Former Golden State Warriors swingman Nick Young was arrested in Hollywood on Friday and cited with obstruction of justice, according to a report from TMZ Sports. Law enforcement in contact with TMZ Sports noted that Young, also known as Swaggy P, was pulled over just before midnight for a routine traffic violation. However, the report […]

The short-handed Boston Celtics made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, ultimately falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. This season, however, the C’s will have several starters returning from injuries, including Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, which means players like Terry Rozier will be relegated to a reserve […]

According to a report from Jack Flemming of the Sun Sentinel, Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning has sold his three-story estate on Miami’s Biscayne Bay for $8.25 million. Flemming notes that Mourning’s home had been on the market for a while. It was originally listed at $12 million, but it simply wasn’t selling. The home […]

Lots of NBA athletes use their offseason time to go on vacation or simply spend time with family. Others prefer to use their down time to prepare for the next season. For Charlotte Hornets rookie Miles Bridges, this offseason was a steady grind, which resulted in a loss of 20 pounds. Rick Bonnell revealed Bridges’ […]

Former Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski recently sat down for an interview with Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports to discuss some of the memories from the 2008 gold-medal team. 10 years have passed since the team won a gold medal against Spain in the Beijing Olympics, but Coach K hasn’t forgotten about the role […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Bill Simmons of The Ringer. Amid their discussion, the 20-year-old revealed which player he looked up to most growing up. Tatum: For young guys — obviously we’re in the NBA, but we still kinda look up to a lot of guys that […]

Though he’s a rookie, a lot of Atlanta Hawks fans are excited about Trae Young’s potential. However, there were times when the former Oklahoma Sooner struggled to find his shooting stroke. In fact, he recently noted that his first shots in high school, college, and the NBA were all air balls. “My first shots in […]

Early on Friday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina will not be playing for France during the upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. It seems the former 8th overall pick would like to use the majority of his time preparing for the 2018-19 NBA season. Frank Ntilikina told l'Equipe that […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving was in Cannon Ball, N.D. on Thursday. According to a report from Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post, Kyrie and his sister, Asia, were there with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to take part in a traditional naming ceremony. Interesting dateline today: Cannon Ball, N.D., where Kyrie Irving and […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant reached 40 years of age on Thursday. If there is one person who knows the Black Mamba well, it’s his former teammate and long-time friend, Shaquille O’Neal. As most hoops fans know, these two basically wrecked the league from 2000 to 2002. In fact, they won three straight championships […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri recently took a trip to Kenya with his Giants of Africa Foundation. The goal of this trip, according to a report from David Kwalimwa of Daily Nation, is to raise awareness about the standards of sports in Kenya. Some NBA fans simply know Ujiri as the Raptors’ president, but it’s […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum had a solid rookie season, to be sure. In fact, the former Duke Blue Devil played so well that he earned an All-Rookie First Team selection. Now, with a new season on the horizon, Tatum is looking to improve his game even more. In a recent Q&A interview with Adam […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was recently spotted wearing a soon-to-be-released variant of his signature kicks from Nike: the LeBron 16. Portions of the kicks are newly designed, but some of its technology and appearance was carried over from the 15. .@KingJames wearing the upcoming Nike LeBron 16 👀 pic.twitter.com/4w9yhJSS6X — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) […]

On Wednesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame officially announced the list of Hall of Famers who will serve as presenters for this year’s class at the 2018 Enshrinement Ceremony, which will be held on Friday, September 7th at Springfield Symphony Hall. The NBA will be well represented. According to a report from hoophall.com, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have joined the ranks of several other teams wearing patches on their uniforms. According to a report from ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the Spurs have signed a sponsorship deal with Frost Bank. JUST IN: The @spurs are latest NBA team to do a jersey patch deal, it’s with @FrostBank pic.twitter.com/GId2NiBh0d — Darren […]

When listing the greatest players in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, Kobe Bryant’s name is often mentioned in the first breathe — for good reason. To be frank, The Black Mamba, as he’s come to be known, is a Lakers legend, and several of his peers feel the same way, including Dwyane […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Lonnie Walker IV is known as a solid athlete, to be sure. However, what you might not know about the former McDonald’s All-American is that he’s a fan of the Star Wars series. In fact, he recently posted an image on his Twitter account portraying himself as a young Jedi. Spurs […]

Zaire Wade, eldest son of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, has received an early offer from the University of Nebraska, according to a report from Emily Caron of Sports Illustrated. Zaire confirmed the university’s invitation in an Instagram message on Tuesday morning. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmvOv5_gGZr/?hl=en&taken-by=zmane2 Though he is not currently ranked in the top-100 of 247Sports’ 2020 […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James is widely-viewed as one of the greatest players in NBA history. However, he’s also a family man. In fact, he and his wife, Savannah, are currently raising three kids: Bronny James, Bryce, and Zhuri. All three of James’ children have unique personality traits, but it seems they’ve also inherited […]

The Brooklyn Nets announced Monday that they have signed swingman Mitchell Creek and guard Jordan McLaughlin. The finer details of their deals have not yet been disclosed, though these are likely just training camp invites. Creek, now 26 years of age, is a 6-foot-5, 216-pound native of Horsham, Australia. He spent the last eight seasons […]

27-year-old David Pyant won’t be facing any charges for sending a death threat to NBA commissioner Adam Silver back in May, according to a report from TMZ.com. Pyant sent the threat to Silver via e-mail, saying: “If you don’t let me play, I’m going to come up there and kill you with my f*cking gun.” […]

The Atlanta Hawks took part in a three-team trade on July 19, sending Dennis Schröder to the Oklahoma City Thunder. A little over a month later (July 21), the Hawks selected Trae Young from the Oklahoma Sooners in the NBA Draft. The message seems quite clear: Young is the future of Atlanta. Young, 19, says […]

LA Clippers big man Boban Marjanović is quite a character, as most fans of the team know. In fact, he’s often seen cracking jokes or practicing his dance moves with teammates — both on and off the floor. Without a doubt, he’s a talented basketball player, but how is his tennis game? During a recent […]

Though he had a solid rookie season, Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins is still looking to improve his game in several areas, including defensive reads and perimeter shooting. The former Wake Forest Demon Decon said as much in a recent interview with Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Looking at new reads,” Collins told Vivlamore. […]

Dennis Smith Jr. is a name that most NBA fans are becoming increasingly familiar with — for good reason. The Dallas Mavericks point guard has a wide variety of tricks in his proverbial bag, crossovers, step-back jumpers, crafty layups, and extraordinary hops. Smith’s leaping ability was on full display at a practice run earlier this […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is known to be a man of fashion. In fact, the 14-time All-Star purchased a coordinated set of suites from Thom Browne for his teammates during last season’s NBA Finals. In light of his heightened sense of style, the 33-year-old has been selected to take part in this year’s […]

Washington Wizards swingman Bradley Beal and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker recently teamed up for a pick-up game at Rico Hines’ private basketball camp. Though they play for different organizations in the pros, the two stars showed flashes of great chemistry at this event. Beal and Booker have several tricks in their proverbial bags, and […]

Udonis Haslem has spent his entire career in the NBA with the Miami Heat. Simply put, fans of the team respect and love UD. However, whether or not the three-time champion will return to the team for a 16th season remains to be seen. Haslem, now 38 years of age, didn’t see much playing time […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have decided to sign undrafted Texas A&M center Tyler Davis to a two-way NBA contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Davis, now 21 years of age, spent three seasons with the Texas A&M Aggies, where he led the team in scoring as a junior with 14.9 points per game. […]

Several members of the Houston Rockets organization, including general manager Daryl Morey and star point guard Chris Paul, took some time out of their Monday to welcome the newest member of the team, Carmelo Anthony. Paul didn’t have to say much in his welcome tweet. As most hoops fans know, he and Anthony have been […]

Carmelo Anthony has officially signed with the Houston Rockets after clearing his physical examination on Monday morning. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey took to Twitter to welcome the 10-time All-Star to the team. Welcome to the @HoustonRockets @carmeloanthony – easy to find highlights for him! https://t.co/ZdjTc0xFmY — Daryl Morey 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) August 13, 2018 Morey […]

Carmelo Anthony is finally expected to sign with the Houston Rockets on Monday after completing a physical examination. Exactly how the team will utilize the 10-time All-Star is still up for debate, but it sounds like he might be coming off the bench, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets are expected […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers big man Andrew Bogut recently made his debut with the Sydney Kings in a match-up against Japan’s National Team. Though he only played a short stint, the former No. 1 overall pick posted some solid numbers. Bogut logged just 15 minutes of playing time against Japan, but his impact was evident. […]

Like many other athletes, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is a video game junkie. Some prefer role-playing or racing games, but for Hayward, it’s Fortnite that has his attention. And in fact, the former Horizon League Player of the Year is becoming quite good at this off-the-court hobby. His wife, Robyn, however, doesn’t seem to […]

Although he’s not officially a member of the Houston Rockets yet, swingman Gerald Green believes that the city of Houston is ready to welcome Carmelo Anthony “with open arms.” Green, a native of Houston, recently spoke with Mark Berman of FOX 26 about Anthony’s expected arrival. “He’s a basketball player,” Green said of Anthony. “He’s […]

The Orlando Magic will celebrate their 30th anniversary this season. To honor that impressive milestone, the team will wear a new set of throwback jerseys at various times throughout their 2018-19 NBA campaign, according to a report from Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel. The uniforms, which are designed by Nike, are a spitting image […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens feels confident in his team’s roster for next season. In fact, coach Stevens feels that several members of the squad, even those closer to the end of the bench, are good enough to be starters for other teams. Stevens said as much on Chris Mannix’s podcast for Yahoo Sports, […]

Thanks in large part to the NBA’s continued efforts, basketball has become a game that is beloved around the globe. With no end to this popularity rise in sight, the league continues to broaden its horizons. The Orlando Magic announced Tuesday that they will play a pair of games at Arena Ciudad de Mexico this […]